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Important Dates:
- 6th Grade Exhibition: Face Your Face @ Ohio County Public Library: October 28th (5 pm – 6 pm)
- 7th/8th Grade Bike Ride: October 30 & 31 (More Details to Come)
- Monster Mash Middle School Dance – Nov. 1 (7 – 10 pm) Wear your costume!
- 7th/8th Grade Exhibition: November 4th 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm @ House of the Carpenter
- On Tuesday, 10/29/24, Officer John and the middle school staff/students will discuss and practice fire and evacuation routes. We will walk together to a nearby, safe location to give ourselves confidence and direction should a situation arise in which both were necessary. Please rest assured that the children are not leaving the park. We’re confident the drills will be successful, but we wanted to inform you ahead of time.
English w/ Mr. Rouse
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes: none
- Complete Essay on I Must Betray You, due before midnight October 25.
- Read through page 82 and the corresponding questions on Miss Peregrine
Deep Dive w/ Mrs. Ochap and Mr. Jividen
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes: None
- Students have continued to work on their portion of the exhibition.
- They are excited to be able to donate the bikes they are repairing to the House of the Carpenter.
- The exhibition will be on Monday, November 4, from 5 pm-6 pm
Math w/ Mrs. Boldrick
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – None scheduled.
- Students were introduced to Integral Exponents and Laws of Exponents
- A new law of exponents is introduced each day. The students will eventually know what law(s) to apply to solve numerous equations.
- I am requiring each student to show their work on all assignments to receive full credit. Writing down each step helps them process their thinking. How to show their work is demonstrated in class and examples can be found in their class notes.
- Algebra 1/Geometry – The students were introduced to the basics of angles (classifying, measuring, and drawing). They learned the Angle Addition Postulate and the Angle Bisectors.
Math w/ Mrs. Howells
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – none
- Covered Chapter 2-2 Simplify and Evaluate Algebraic Expressions
- Began Chapters 2-3, Numerical and Algebraic Equations, both opened and Closed
Science w/ Mrs. Farris
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes –
- Students were surprised to learn there are three types of muscles, including involuntary ones.
- During our chicken wing dissection, they were fascinated by how contracting the bicep made the forearm rise and to see the tendons actually connect bone to bone.
- We also stimulated the cardiac muscle to observe blood flow and confirmed chickens have hollow bones after removing the bone marrow.
Music w/ Mrs. Chelsey –
- Our music journal prompt this week was: How would your life be different without music?
- We added in our final rhythm section for our “STOMP” piece! It is really shaping up and is going to be a very fun, entertaining part of the middle school holiday show!
